Hanger for coats and pants



(No Model.)

H.- J. PLEGAL. HANGER FOR COATS AND PANTS.

No. 566,509. Patented Alig. 25; 1896' UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

HARVEY J. FLEGAL, OF OLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA.

HANGER FOR COATS AND PANTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 566,509, dated August 25, 1896.

Application filed November 21, 1896. $erial No. 569,689. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

1 Be it known that I, HARVEY J. FLEGAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clearfield, in the county of Olearfield and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers for Coats and Pants; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hangers for coats and pants, and is intended for the use of clothiers and tailors to display their goods to the best advantage, and also to preserve the shape of the clothing.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a hanger constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation, looking from the rear or back side thereof.

In the said drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a curved bar, preferably of wood, provided with an upwardly extending arm 2 secured to the bar near the center thereof. This bar extends forwardly, forming a horizontal portion 3, then upwardly, forming a vertical portion 4, then backwardly, forming a portion 5. It is then extended upwardly and its extremity bent into a hook 6. The ends of said bar are connected by a curved rod 7. Also secured to said bar 1 is a clamp 8, consisting of a piece of spring-wire bent over at the center, forming a horizontal portion 9, then upwardly, forming inclined arms 10, then inwardly, forming arms 12, which pass each other and are then curved upwardly, forming arms 13. These arms are coiled at 14 and the ends driven into the bar. The numeral 15 designates the pants-holder, consisting of a springmetal rod, one end of which is secured to the bar, while the other end engages with a slot 16 formed therein.

The manner of using the device is as follows: The bar is engaged withthe inner side of the shoulders of the coat and the front of the latter brought around the ends of the bar and the lapels engaged between the lower end of the clamp and the rod 7. By this means the coat is hung upon the hanger in a manner calculated to display it to the best advantage, and the hanger may be hung upon a suitable rack or frame or other object. To hang a pair of pants, the free end of rod 15 is disengaged from the slot in the bar 1, and the pants, folded as usual, engaged therewith. The said free end of the rod is then again engaged with the slot, when the pants will be securely held on the hanger.

I do not limit myself to the particular details of construction herein shown and described, as many modifications thereof may be made without departing from the principle of the invention. For instance, the rod 15 is not necessarily a spring-rod and the clamp 8 may be made in a number of diiferent ways. The rod 7 may also be dispensed with if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the curved hanger, the supporting-hook,the depending clamp and the brace-rod, of the pants-supporting rod, secured at one end to the hanger and the other end adapted to engage with a notch in B. F. CHASE, GEO. M. BILGER. 

